Latest Fact-checks Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Mike Huckabee stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth undercard GOP debate. : "Only one out of five of the so-called ‘Syrian refugees’ who went into Europe were actually Syrian." Ted Cruz stated on November 10, 2015 in the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "There are more words in the IRS code than there are in the Bible." Rand Paul stated on November 10, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: Income inequality "seems to be worst in cities run by Democrats." Ben Carson stated on November 10, 2015 in the Republican debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "Every time we raise the minimum wage, the number of jobless people increases." Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2015 in a debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "We’re losing now over $500 billion a year in terms of imbalance with China." Bobby Jindal stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP undercard debate.: "There’s only one of us who’s actually cut government spending -- not two, there’s one and you’re looking at him." Chris Christie stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth Republican presidential debate: Says the United States is in "the worst recovery from an economic recession since World War II." Ezekiel Emanuel stated on November 3, 2015 in a discussion on MSNBC's "Up with Steve Kornacki": Obamacare insurance cooperative failures "should be expected" because they're like any business, and "when you start businesses in America, at the fifth year, half of the businesses have closed." Martin O'Malley stated on November 6, 2015 in the First in the South Democratic Presidential forum.: "When President Obama was running for re-election … Senator Sanders was trying to find someone to primary him." Chris Abele stated on November 2, 2015 in a TV ad: Says he balanced the Milwaukee County budget "without raising taxes five years in a row." Tim Echols stated on October 26, 2015 in an opinion piece in a trade magazine: "Our state has no major rivers to produce big hydropower." Florida Democratic Party stated on November 5, 2015 in a Facebook post: "Marco Rubio spent $400K of your tax dollars remodeling offices, and building a members-only lounge." Luis Alejo stated on September 25, 2015 in a press release: "Everyone on California’s roads is properly licensed, tested and insured." Donald Trump stated on October 31, 2015 in a speech.: On the VA: "Over 300,000 veterans have died waiting for care." Ben Carson stated on November 8, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Go look on the West Point website and you’ll see those specific words, ‘full scholarship to West Point.’ So even though it is, you know, given as a grant for anybody who gets in, those words are used." Donald Trump stated on November 8, 2015 in comments on "State of the Union": Says that in polls about 2016 candidate leadership skills, he comes out "two and three and four times higher than anybody else." Ben Carson stated on November 4, 2015 in an edited Facebook post: "Every signer of the Declaration of Independence had no federal elected office experience." Rick Santorum stated on October 31, 2015 in a speech at the Republican Party of Iowa's Growth and Opportunity Party in Des Moines: "I am the only person in this field who is against amnesty. Every other person in this field wants to allow people who are here illegally to be able to stay here, in one form or another." Mason Tvert stated on October 27, 2015 in a news release: "Most Americans are ready to put it [marijuana prohibition] behind us and move on." Greg Abbott stated on October 28, 2015 in a tweet: "Texas #2 in nation for new gun purchases, behind California." Republican Party of Florida stated on October 29, 2015 in a Facebook post: "How many concerts would Taylor Swift have to perform to pay off one day of interest on our national debt? She would have to perform every day for three years." Greenville Gazette stated on February 1, 2015 in an article: Texas legislation "would allow… teachers to kill their students if they felt it was needed." Scott Walker stated on November 6, 2015 in a series of tweets: Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board "ignored their duties and did not regularly audit" voters to remove felons "for a span of 16 elections. Bernie Sanders stated on October 28, 2015 in a speech.: The Koch Brothers are "spending more money than either the Democratic or Republican parties" in the 2016 elections. Glenn Grothman stated on November 6, 2015: On support for the Export-Import Bank Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in the third GOP primary debate.: Says his plan would cut taxes without increasing the deficit. Jeb Bush stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: "My plan actually gives the middle class the greatest break: $2,000 per family." Tammy Baldwin stated on October 31, 2015 in a campaign email: "‘Dark money’ spending" in the 2016 election cycle "is 10 times what it was at the same point in the 2012 election cycle," when it topped $308 million. Trevor Noah stated on November 3, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": "Iowa's Republican caucus stopped mattering years ago. It in no way determines the party nominee." Marco Rubio stated on October 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "There was never a single shred of evidence presented to anyone" that the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, were "spontaneous, and in fact, the CIA themselves understood that early on."
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Mike Huckabee stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth undercard GOP debate. : "Only one out of five of the so-called ‘Syrian refugees’ who went into Europe were actually Syrian." Ted Cruz stated on November 10, 2015 in the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "There are more words in the IRS code than there are in the Bible." Rand Paul stated on November 10, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: Income inequality "seems to be worst in cities run by Democrats." Ben Carson stated on November 10, 2015 in the Republican debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "Every time we raise the minimum wage, the number of jobless people increases." Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2015 in a debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "We’re losing now over $500 billion a year in terms of imbalance with China." Bobby Jindal stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP undercard debate.: "There’s only one of us who’s actually cut government spending -- not two, there’s one and you’re looking at him." Chris Christie stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth Republican presidential debate: Says the United States is in "the worst recovery from an economic recession since World War II." Ezekiel Emanuel stated on November 3, 2015 in a discussion on MSNBC's "Up with Steve Kornacki": Obamacare insurance cooperative failures "should be expected" because they're like any business, and "when you start businesses in America, at the fifth year, half of the businesses have closed." Martin O'Malley stated on November 6, 2015 in the First in the South Democratic Presidential forum.: "When President Obama was running for re-election … Senator Sanders was trying to find someone to primary him." Chris Abele stated on November 2, 2015 in a TV ad: Says he balanced the Milwaukee County budget "without raising taxes five years in a row." Tim Echols stated on October 26, 2015 in an opinion piece in a trade magazine: "Our state has no major rivers to produce big hydropower." Florida Democratic Party stated on November 5, 2015 in a Facebook post: "Marco Rubio spent $400K of your tax dollars remodeling offices, and building a members-only lounge." Luis Alejo stated on September 25, 2015 in a press release: "Everyone on California’s roads is properly licensed, tested and insured." Donald Trump stated on October 31, 2015 in a speech.: On the VA: "Over 300,000 veterans have died waiting for care." Ben Carson stated on November 8, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Go look on the West Point website and you’ll see those specific words, ‘full scholarship to West Point.’ So even though it is, you know, given as a grant for anybody who gets in, those words are used." Donald Trump stated on November 8, 2015 in comments on "State of the Union": Says that in polls about 2016 candidate leadership skills, he comes out "two and three and four times higher than anybody else." Ben Carson stated on November 4, 2015 in an edited Facebook post: "Every signer of the Declaration of Independence had no federal elected office experience." Rick Santorum stated on October 31, 2015 in a speech at the Republican Party of Iowa's Growth and Opportunity Party in Des Moines: "I am the only person in this field who is against amnesty. Every other person in this field wants to allow people who are here illegally to be able to stay here, in one form or another." Mason Tvert stated on October 27, 2015 in a news release: "Most Americans are ready to put it [marijuana prohibition] behind us and move on." Greg Abbott stated on October 28, 2015 in a tweet: "Texas #2 in nation for new gun purchases, behind California." Republican Party of Florida stated on October 29, 2015 in a Facebook post: "How many concerts would Taylor Swift have to perform to pay off one day of interest on our national debt? She would have to perform every day for three years." Greenville Gazette stated on February 1, 2015 in an article: Texas legislation "would allow… teachers to kill their students if they felt it was needed." Scott Walker stated on November 6, 2015 in a series of tweets: Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board "ignored their duties and did not regularly audit" voters to remove felons "for a span of 16 elections. Bernie Sanders stated on October 28, 2015 in a speech.: The Koch Brothers are "spending more money than either the Democratic or Republican parties" in the 2016 elections. Glenn Grothman stated on November 6, 2015: On support for the Export-Import Bank Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in the third GOP primary debate.: Says his plan would cut taxes without increasing the deficit. Jeb Bush stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: "My plan actually gives the middle class the greatest break: $2,000 per family." Tammy Baldwin stated on October 31, 2015 in a campaign email: "‘Dark money’ spending" in the 2016 election cycle "is 10 times what it was at the same point in the 2012 election cycle," when it topped $308 million. Trevor Noah stated on November 3, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": "Iowa's Republican caucus stopped mattering years ago. It in no way determines the party nominee." Marco Rubio stated on October 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "There was never a single shred of evidence presented to anyone" that the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, were "spontaneous, and in fact, the CIA themselves understood that early on."
Mike Huckabee stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth undercard GOP debate. : "Only one out of five of the so-called ‘Syrian refugees’ who went into Europe were actually Syrian."
Ted Cruz stated on November 10, 2015 in the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "There are more words in the IRS code than there are in the Bible."
Rand Paul stated on November 10, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: Income inequality "seems to be worst in cities run by Democrats."
Ben Carson stated on November 10, 2015 in the Republican debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "Every time we raise the minimum wage, the number of jobless people increases."
Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2015 in a debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "We’re losing now over $500 billion a year in terms of imbalance with China."
Bobby Jindal stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP undercard debate.: "There’s only one of us who’s actually cut government spending -- not two, there’s one and you’re looking at him."
Chris Christie stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth Republican presidential debate: Says the United States is in "the worst recovery from an economic recession since World War II."
Ezekiel Emanuel stated on November 3, 2015 in a discussion on MSNBC's "Up with Steve Kornacki": Obamacare insurance cooperative failures "should be expected" because they're like any business, and "when you start businesses in America, at the fifth year, half of the businesses have closed."
Martin O'Malley stated on November 6, 2015 in the First in the South Democratic Presidential forum.: "When President Obama was running for re-election … Senator Sanders was trying to find someone to primary him."
Chris Abele stated on November 2, 2015 in a TV ad: Says he balanced the Milwaukee County budget "without raising taxes five years in a row."
Tim Echols stated on October 26, 2015 in an opinion piece in a trade magazine: "Our state has no major rivers to produce big hydropower."
Florida Democratic Party stated on November 5, 2015 in a Facebook post: "Marco Rubio spent $400K of your tax dollars remodeling offices, and building a members-only lounge."
Luis Alejo stated on September 25, 2015 in a press release: "Everyone on California’s roads is properly licensed, tested and insured."
Donald Trump stated on October 31, 2015 in a speech.: On the VA: "Over 300,000 veterans have died waiting for care."
Ben Carson stated on November 8, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Go look on the West Point website and you’ll see those specific words, ‘full scholarship to West Point.’ So even though it is, you know, given as a grant for anybody who gets in, those words are used."
Donald Trump stated on November 8, 2015 in comments on "State of the Union": Says that in polls about 2016 candidate leadership skills, he comes out "two and three and four times higher than anybody else."
Ben Carson stated on November 4, 2015 in an edited Facebook post: "Every signer of the Declaration of Independence had no federal elected office experience."
Rick Santorum stated on October 31, 2015 in a speech at the Republican Party of Iowa's Growth and Opportunity Party in Des Moines: "I am the only person in this field who is against amnesty. Every other person in this field wants to allow people who are here illegally to be able to stay here, in one form or another."
Mason Tvert stated on October 27, 2015 in a news release: "Most Americans are ready to put it [marijuana prohibition] behind us and move on."
Greg Abbott stated on October 28, 2015 in a tweet: "Texas #2 in nation for new gun purchases, behind California."
Republican Party of Florida stated on October 29, 2015 in a Facebook post: "How many concerts would Taylor Swift have to perform to pay off one day of interest on our national debt? She would have to perform every day for three years."
Greenville Gazette stated on February 1, 2015 in an article: Texas legislation "would allow… teachers to kill their students if they felt it was needed."
Scott Walker stated on November 6, 2015 in a series of tweets: Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board "ignored their duties and did not regularly audit" voters to remove felons "for a span of 16 elections.
Bernie Sanders stated on October 28, 2015 in a speech.: The Koch Brothers are "spending more money than either the Democratic or Republican parties" in the 2016 elections.
Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in the third GOP primary debate.: Says his plan would cut taxes without increasing the deficit.
Jeb Bush stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: "My plan actually gives the middle class the greatest break: $2,000 per family."
Tammy Baldwin stated on October 31, 2015 in a campaign email: "‘Dark money’ spending" in the 2016 election cycle "is 10 times what it was at the same point in the 2012 election cycle," when it topped $308 million.
Trevor Noah stated on November 3, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": "Iowa's Republican caucus stopped mattering years ago. It in no way determines the party nominee."
Marco Rubio stated on October 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "There was never a single shred of evidence presented to anyone" that the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, were "spontaneous, and in fact, the CIA themselves understood that early on."
